The use of Twitter seems to have taken off enormously over the past few months as people are realising how the tool can be used not only for messaging, but also for marketing and self-promotion. It's interesting to see all the celebrities that are now 'tweeting'. Some of them are obviously just using it for … Continue reading Everyone’s Twittering
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Google Chrome
Google has finally entered the Internet Browser market with the release of Google Chrome. Only time will tell to see if it can compete with Internet Explorer in terms of market share. For me, Firefox is the best browser out there but it still only has a 20% share of the market - even IE6 … Continue reading Google Chrome
Taking a Bite of the Apple
I'm now the proud owner of a new Apple MacBook Pro. It's actually the first computer I've bought in about 8 years as I usually just use the laptop provided by work. But now that I'm doing web development work, both at home and at work, I needed something that I could rely on and … Continue reading Taking a Bite of the Apple
Another Format War is Over
After two years of battle between Sony's Blueray and Toshiba's HD-DVD technology, the High Definition format war is finally over. Now that all 6 major movie studios have backed Blueray, Toshiba has been left with no choice but to discontinue production of the HD-DVD disks. As with the previous format wars (between Betamax and VHS) … Continue reading Another Format War is Over
Google to save the planet
It seems Google are not content with just 'organising the world's information'. They're now branching into developing clean energy technology to help address climate change. They're taking the Toyota Prius hybrid car as a start and further developing this by plugging them into solar charging stations, and then using Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology to … Continue reading Google to save the planet
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